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Merz: Israel does the “dirty work” for us in Iran
Updated on June 17th, 2025 – 5:03 p.m.Reading time: 78 min.
The Chancellor stands behind Israel with clear words. The US President wants to solve the nuclear dispute with Iran “once and for all”. All developments in the news blog.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has paid respect for the attack on Iran and sees a service for the western allies. “This is the dirty work, the Israel does for all of us,” said Merz on Tuesday on the edge of the G7 summit in Canada in an interview with ZDF. “I can only say, greatest respect for the Israeli army, the Israeli government had the courage to do that.”
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The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz has threatened new massive attacks in Iran. “We will attack very significant goals in Tehran today,” said the minister when visiting a place in the center of Israel, where there was damage in the morning with an Iranian rocket attack. The Persian -speaking Israeli army spokesman will shortly call the residents of Tehran to evacuate, said Katz.
“We will continue to hit Iran heavy strokes,” he announced. The entire nuclear infrastructure is attacked by the country, the minister continued. When asked what indications there are that nuclear skills of Iran were damaged, Katz said that there were “very positive indicators”. The underground uranium enrichment system in Fordo is “a topic that you will certainly take care of,” he said. Katz also spoke of “more than ten nuclear destinations in the area of Tehran”. You are about to destroy these sites. It was initially unclear what goals he meant.
When asked whether he is expecting the war to get started, Katz said: “The State of Israel runs this fight with its own strength.” The United States is currently only involved in the defense of Israel. Every decision of the United States will be respected and thank you for any support. There are no negotiations with Iran, emphasized Katz. The war will only end when Israel has achieved its goals. One has to ensure that no threats from Iran are caused by nuclear upgrade or missiles. Tehran claims that his nuclear program only serves peaceful purposes.
Israel’s Air Force has again attacked the north of the Iranian capital Tehran. Eyewitnesses reported a severe explosion in a densely populated and wealthy district with well -known shopping centers. The exact goal of the attack was initially unclear.
Previously, Israel had continued his air raids on Tehran until midnight. The Internet is severely restricted, the supply situation is tightening. The residents of the metropolis are very concerned about a further escalation of the attacks on the city.
US President Donald Trump wants to solve the conflict over the Iranian nuclear program according to information from the broadcaster CBS “once and for all”. The Israelis would not slow down their attacks on goals in Iran for the time being, a CBS reporter quotes the president on the platform X. He is considering sending US Vice President JD Vance or his special sentence Steve Witkoff for talks with Iranian leadership. However, Trump will continue to quote what he will happen when he is back in Washington.
